Additives
Diagnostic Test
Order of Draw
Key Terms
Composition and Function of Blood
100
Addivitive in a lavender top tube
What is EDTA
100
PT-INR or PTT
What is a common test that can be ran using a blue top vacutainer?
100
Yellow
What is the first color vauctainer in the order of draw?
100
thrombocytes
What is platelets responsible for clot formation?
100
Leukocytes
What is another name for white blood cells?
200
Sodium Citrate
What is the additive included in a blue top vacutainer
200
Ammonia or Electrolytes (stat order only)
What is a common diagnostic test that can be ran using a green top vacutainer?
200
Plain Red
What is the color of the 3rd tube in an order of draw?
200
anticoagulant
What is a substance that inhibits blood clotting?
200
55%
What is the percentage of the volume that Plasma makes up in the blood?
300
No additive
What is additive included in a red top tube
300
Blood Cultures
What is a common diagnostic test that can be ran using a yellow vacutainer tube?
300
Grey
What is the last tube color in the order of draw?
300
Hematoma
What is a discoloration of the area around a puncture site caused by an accumulation of blood around the site?
300
glucose, hormones, cholesterol, medications, drugs of abuse, protein, albumin, calcium, carbon dioxide, clotting factors
What is the name of one substance found in plasma
400
Sodium heparin
What is the additive included in a green top tube
400
FBG, BUN,Creatinine, Electrolytes, TSH, Lipid Panel, Cardiac Panel
Name one common diagnostic test that can be ran using an orange vacutainer tube?
400
green then lavender
What is the order of draw when you must obtain a lavender and a green vacutainer?
400
Erythrocytes
What is name of the red blood cell that is responsible for carrying oxygen to all cells and tissues in the body?
400
90%
What is the percentage of water that is in Plasma?
500
Thixotrophic Separator
What is the additive added to an SST vacutainer
500
CBC, Hemoglobin, Platelet, WBC,RBC,AND Erythrocytes Sedimentation Rate
Name 3 common diagnostic test that can be ran using a lavender vacutainer
500
yellow, blue, plain red, SST, green, lavender, gray
What is the correct order of draw for all 7vacutainers
500
serum
What is the liquid portion of the blood without the cells and clotting factors called?
500
Plasma
What is name of the liquid portion of the blood that formed elements are suspended in?
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